Single Female

by Lynn
(Southern CA)

Iam a 55yr.old, single, female. I am retired and considering Ecuador as a retirement destination. What is the cultural attitude toward my demographic? Any safty issues about females living alone? traveling alone?

Comments for Single Female

Average Rating

Click here to add your own comments

Sep 14, 2013
Rating

Freindship /fun/ shareing/laughs
by: Tom

Hi:
Looking to move to Ecuador and just feel as in life that it would be great to share the whole trip ,the ups ,downs and whatever's with a n adventurous person. I'm a spontaneous person and think that it could be a hoot just discovering all the things waiting for us to enjoy, I have a very extensive background in travel and have lived in many a distant place Thailand ,Spain Gibraltar among others . I have sailed across the Atlantic ocean more then once and have lived on a 95 ft. sail boat in a lot of different ports. Its been a good life and am looking for it to continue,if you are at all interested just drop me a line and see where it goes tjboyle1224@gmail.com Have a great day

Tom

May 27, 2012
Rating

Coming down soon! Yeah!
by: Karen

Hi all, so glad to find this connection. I am currently in Vancouver, B.C., but am an American from the midwest (and a long time in Florida).

I would love to here more about Cotacachi and Cuenta. Will be down for 3 weeks in August (2012) and looking to find the area I will buy in to relocate after retirement in a couple years.

I am a professional (Linguist and ESL Business specialist) and hope to find a network of friends there where I fit in. I am a widow, 57 and love, love all my gal pal network that stretches from Barcelona to Vancouver. I am artistic, wish to write more, and must have music in my life! If I could not surround myself with good friends, I would not be happy. I love hanging out, cooking, drinking wine and otherwise being social.

So, more or less , me in a nutshell, so if you have any more contacts or suggestions for me to see or do in August, please feel free to write --put these letters all together and you got it--- k w i l s o n 9 9 9 9 @ g m a i l . c o m

Talk soon, I hope,
Karen

May 20, 2012
Rating

RE: "Living the dream"
by: Judy

Thank you Cynthia for taking the interest and time to respond to us. My daughter is coming from Fresno, C.A. for a few weeks,following this visit I will email you at the address supplied.

Thanks, Judy

jtenzyf@yahoo.com
Toronto ON. Canada

23rd May, 2012

Hi Judy,

Thanks for submitting your inquiry. If you are visiting Cuenca there are some wonderful expats that you can connect with. As I mentioned to Lori below you may wish to contact Ashley and Michel who are expats living in Cuenca. They now do the "Getting to Know Cuenca Tour" which I highly recommend for any expat thinking of relocating. This is purely to help you go to places that the usual touristy tours do not take you. You know places like where it is best to live or the medical facilities, best markets, shopping, hair dresser and more. http://www.retire-in-ecuador.com/gettting_to_know_Cuenca.html

If you are going to Cotacachi take a look at Gary Kesinger's page which has just been published. Also make sure you sign up to the newsletter as Gary K will be writing more for RIE this week. Gary and his wife moved to Cotacachi a few years ago and are a young couple loving it. http://www.retire-in-ecuador.com/cotacachi.html

Wishing you and your daughter the very best in your travels.

Chao chao
Dixie
Retire in Ecuador

I

May 20, 2012
Rating

Blog address
by: Cynthia

Hi again. I would appear my blog URL was deleted from my last comment. I'm not promoting anything with it so I apologize if it offended anyone.

If you want to contact me directly, please email me at cynthia[dot]collett[at]gmail[dot]com.

20th May 2012

Hola Cynthia,

We thank you for your recent submission. As you have noticed we do not promote blogs or websites through these pages. They are merely for people to contact each other at no charge.

Again many thanks for submitting. If you wish to submit an article that you would like us to promote in our next newsletter then feel free to contact us through our contact page.

RIE is alwlays looking for expat stories and as you will see on that particular page we already share some other wonderful stories from expats in Ecuador.

Saludos
Webmaster
Retire in Ecuador

May 20, 2012
Rating

Interested in possibly moving to Ecuador
by: Lori

I'm a 50 year old widow that has started looking at places to retire in a few years and have been looking closely at Ecuador.

I would like to find out more information and do a few trips to Cotacachi & Cuenca. How safe is it for a female to travel be themself in this area?

23 May 2012

Hi Lori,

I travelled through Ecuador many times on my own and never had a problem. I think as long as you stay "aware" of your surroundings that you will be fine. People are very helpful and kind. There are now many single females travelling and living in Ecuador. Especially in Cuenca and Cotacachi. I would suggest that if you do go to Cuenca to contact Ashley who now does the Getting to Know Cuenca Tour http://www.retire-in-ecuador.com/gettting_to_know_Cuenca.html
which I designed several years ago especially for the expats. It is a tour that shows you places where you may wish to live or shop and the medical facilities etc. This is not a touristy tour as this can be done by the experts and locals. When I was taking the tours I took many single females who were thinking of relocating.

If you are going to Quito I would suggest you contact Sarah for a tour or further help in relocating. http://www.retire-in-ecuador.com/Sarah-Ecuador-Crash-Course.html

Wishing you the very best in your travels.

Dixie
Retire in Ecuador

May 17, 2012
Rating

Single, 61, and living the dream in Cotacachi
by: Cynthia

I moved to Cotacachi about 2 months ago and I absolutely love it. I know you are both looking at Cuenca but if you have any interest in checking into Cotacachi, I'd love to share.

I have a blog at where you can see much of the everyday life of my new home. My email address is at the top of the blog if you'd like to contact me directly.

May 16, 2012
Rating

Same idea
by: Judith

Hi,

I am a widow, age 65 goin on 35 at times. I am very active and outgoing. I am also interested in Cuenca for retirement. I have very little family in Canada, and hope to make a new life with friends who can become "family". I am researching as much as I can. I hope other's will join me, in providing a resource for each other.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to What's your question about Cuenca, Ecuador?.

Single guy

by Jim
(New York)

I play tennis. Where can i play in Cuenca?
are there public courts? And what can i expect to be charged per hour.
Thanks A lot...............Jim

Comments for Single guy

Average Rating

Click here to add your own comments

Aug 16, 2012
Rating

Badminton
by: Anonymous

Are there any facilities to play badminton in Cuenca?

Mar 24, 2012
Rating

Cuenca Tennis Club
by: RIE

Jim,

There is a country club in Cuenca where they play tennis and golf. Every year they also have an international tennis tournament with people arriving from all over the world. It is quite expensive to join with a $6,000 membership the last time we checked. I am sure there must be other facilities to in and around Cuenca where you can play tennis.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to What's your question about Cuenca, Ecuador?.